Model Of Human Occupation (MOHO)

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Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) explains human system have an innate drive to explore and mater their environment and with the interaction among the group of people can build an occupational behavior in human. Subsystems can be developed in the environment by participating in those various activities creates occupational identity for human. Which are Volition, a motivation affected by experience from previous activities, Habituation which is their role in a society or daily routines and Performance Capacity which refers an ability for doing things both physically and mentally.
According to the MOHO concept, A Virtual Reality Wii therapy therapy( VRWii Therapy) for a group of 7-12 year-old randomly Selected Children who have Down-syndrome

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